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Charles Lieber: Harvard professor guilty of hiding ties to Chinese programme

BBC News

December 22, 2021

A Harvard University professor has been convicted of hiding ties to a China-run recruitment programme.

Charles Lieber was found guilty of making false statements to authorities, filing false tax returns and failing to report a Chinese bank account. His sentencing date is yet to be decided.

The 62-year-old was charged in 2020 as part of a US campaign to counter economic espionage from China.

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